Oxford Film Festival Blog

Sponsor the 10th annual Oxford Film Festival with a cash or in-kind donation.
Be part of what Keith Shapiro, director of Rhino Resurrected (winner of Best Documentary Feature at OFF 2012), called "the most hospitable environment imaginable" for watching "exciting new films" in the Spring 2012 issue of Moviemaker Magazine.

"I was touched by the level of engagement at the Q&As and the long post-screening conversations. The Oxford team doesn't have the resources of a big fest, but you wouldn't know it from the quality and diversity of its lineup of films and panels. I feel like I met lifelong friends and colleagues there. After watching films all day, moviemakers and other attendees get to bond every night at the various establishments on the stately town Square."

With cash donations, the festival can pay for filmmaker amenities, such as ground transportation (including to/from the Memphis airport), hotel rooms, airfare for panelists, and cash prizes for winning filmmakers.

With in-kind donations, your product can be enjoyed at in our hospitality tent, our nightly parties, or the gift bags that filmmakers take back to their rooms.

Submit your film for the 2013 Oxford Film Festival
Entries are accepted in the following categories:

Animated Short

Documentary Feature

Documentary Short

Experimental Short

Narrative Feature

Narrative Short

Mississippi Music Video: Music videos made in 2011-2012 may be submitted until Nov. 1 for FREE! -- Band/Musician or video director must be from Mississippi.
Email a private YouTube or Vimeo link to melanie[at]oxfordfilmfest.com or email for instructions on how to submit a screener.

Why not submit a REALLY short film to the 2013 Oxford Film Festival?
Don’t have a film to submit to the fest this year but still want to take part? Or just want to have some fun making movies? We are looking for fun 60 and/or 90 second spots that showcase Oxford and film or celebrate our 10th anniversary from filmmakers across the globe. Interested filmmakers may submit for free.

To be considered, e-mail melanie[at]oxfordfilmfest.com with a vimeo or YouTube private link. We will be releasing the films both on YouTube (closer to February 2013) and playing them between blocks during our festival.

Submit by November 1, 2012 to be considered.

Rules and Regulations:

1. Films must be 60 to 90 seconds and only be original content. No unlicensed clips or music allowed.

2. Films must mention Oxford, the film festival or the 10th anniversary of the film festival.

3. Films submitted under these guidelines are not being considered for festival competition.

4. Films submitted under these guidelines may be posted on YouTube by the festival.

5. Films submitted under these guidelines may be selected to screen at the festival.

6. If selected to screen at the festival, filmmakers must provide a pro res 422 file for projection.

7. By submitting the film, you represent and warrant that everyone with an interest in the film is aware of the rules and regulations.

Be part of what the Smithsonian calls one of the top reasons Oxford, Mississippi is one of the best small towns in America. In their April 2012 issue, Smithsonian magazine announced Oxford as #20 in the country part in due to the conferences that bring the arts to the forefront.

"Two annual conferences, the spring Oxford Conference for the Book and July’s Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference, bring even more writers to town. The other arts are far from neglected; the Oxford Film and Music Festivals in February, plus the town’s proximity to Memphis and Nashville, keep Oxford on the circuit for popular and cutting-edge productions and performers."

It takes sponsors like you to be part of the film and music festivals each February. As we enter our 10th year, we want the chance to bring you even greater films and greater artists. We can only do that with your help. Please consider sponsoring the festival at any level.

The Spirit of the Hoka award was presented by our panel of jurors to the following films. Congratulations to the winners!
Animated Short
Special jury citation: Gilded Age Gladiator / dir. Brad Lambert and Rob Benica
Hoka: 5 Minutes Each / dir. Vojin Vasovic

Kudos Award (inaugural), presented to outstanding fraternity and sorority and the University of Mississippi for promoting the Oxford Film Festival through attending the festival, volunteering for the festival, and displaying a banner on their houses.
Fraternity: Phi Delta Theta
Sorority: Kappa Delta